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How to Maintain Brand Identity When Your Business is Scattered Across the Internet

April 6, 2009

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The explosion of social networking sites has made it easy for business owners to place their company in the thick of things.  Sites like MySpace, Facebook and Twitter allow business owners to reach out to their clients in a more casual and relatable way.  While these mediums may allow for more personal communication, keep in […]

Small Business Marketing in a Recession

March 5, 2009

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View Brady’s online presentation about how to make the most of your marketing budget in the current recession. This video presentation includes tips for generating more quality leads utilizing online social websites. Watch the video here…

How Do You Get Shoppers to Open Their Wallets in Today’s Economy?

March 4, 2009

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Consumers are spending less.  That’s hardly a novel headline in this economy, but just because spending is down, it doesn’t mean wallets are completely sealed shut. Bazaarvoice commissioned a survey of 800 U.S. consumers to learn about what factors have the greatest impact on shoppers during the decision-making process.  Not surprisingly, 61% of respondents acknowledged […]

New Website Portfolio Showcases Clients in Nashville and Beyond

February 27, 2009

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The last couple of years have been a great opportunity for the Brady Mills Graphics team to work with all types of clients. In order to better showcase our work with these great businesses, we’ve redesigned our portfolio. With the newly formatted portfolio, users can search by client as well as by industry or services […]

If You’re Not Online, Small Businesses Are Missing Out on Local Customers

February 17, 2009

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MarketingCharts.com posted a great article about a survey done by Webvisible and Nielsen regarding how consumers look for local businesses online.  The survey uncovered some insightful information about how small business owners are missing out on customers who may be just around the corner – but can’t find the business because they’re not online. With […]

How Time’s ’50 Best’ Can Make Your Site Better

July 6, 2008

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Time Magazine posted its list of the 50 Best Websites 2008, and as evidenced by the string of suggested sites that visitors left, there are thousands more out there that people are passionate about. Aside from some handy resources and cool features, what does the average business owner have to learn from Time’s list? Plenty. […]

The Right Mix: Experiments in Marketing

April 30, 2008

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It can be difficult to find the right fit for your company’s marketing plan, but that doesn’t mean you should succumb to a one-size-fits all mentality. Marketing your product or service requires a certain amount of finesse – especially when branching out to a new segment of consumers. Give your plan some wiggle room for […]

Cost Effective Marketing Can Minimize Economic Distress

April 8, 2008

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The concern of a recession is beginning to become a reality as businesses look to cut spending, decrease overhead and bunker down during the possible economic turbulence. Despite the old adage that it is best to spend your way out of a recession, many business owners are preparing to freeze their marketing budgets. The good […]

do small businesses really need websites?

March 27, 2008

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Sometimes we’re asked about the need of a site for some of our smallest clients, especially ones who don’t see e-commerce in their future.  Many of our clients are small businesses owners.  These are some of our favorite web design projects because creating a site for a small business can make a tremendous impact on […]

template vs. custom website design

March 27, 2008

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Why use a custom designed website (and pay more) instead of a template for my website design? I get this question pretty frequently – and it’s a valid one. For some, templates are the answer. In the last few years, designers have made great strides creating templates that are more appealing and more functional. Templates […]